AN Divisional News

Circuit Civil Division AN Update: 1/29/2026

Submitting Materials:

Any hearing materials that one may deem necessary to be reviewed by the presiding Judge Scott Kerner in preparation of a Special Set hearing and/or Special Set Trial must be sent (in HARD COPY) to the Judge's Office at least (10) ten business days prior to the hearing. This excludes Uniform Motion Calendar Hearings with materials less than 25 pages. Uniform Motion Calendar materials under 25 pages should reflect on the court's docket prior to the scheduled Uniform Motion Calendar date and must be sent through e-courtesy to the court. If materials for Uniform Motion Calendar exceed the 25 page limit, Parties are required to e-courtesy and submit hardcopies of all necessary materials no later than (7) seven business days prior to the scheduled hearing.

Orders implementing differentiated case management plan, designating case to a track, order setting e-calendar call and case management conference and directing further procedures

Pursuant to the 15th Judicial Circuit's Administrative Order 3.107 cases filed after September 1, 2023 will receive one of the three attached Default Orders which directs them to the Divisional Instructions.

1. Order implementing Differentiated Case Management plan, designating case to the general track, order setting calendar call and case management conference and directing pretrial and mediation procedures (DCMGJT)
2. Order implementing Differentiated Case Management plan, designating case to the streamlined track, order setting calendar call and case management conference and directing pretrial and mediation procedures (DCMSNT)
3. Order implementing Differentiated Case Management plan designating case to the expedited track, order setting calendar call and case management conference and directing pretrial procedures (DCMENT)

Upon receipt of one of the three above Orders, please review Division AN's Instruction provided below pertaining to:

Scheduling, Continuances And Pretrial Deadlines

DIVISION AN requires the submission of the E-Calendar Call form(s) on the date provided in the latest DCMGJT, DCMSNT, DCMENT Order(s). Each E-Calendar Call due date has a designated Trial Period in which the case(s) will be heard.

Trial continuances

If a case cannot be ready for trial by the E-Calendar Call despite all good faith efforts, a motion to continue trial must be set for a Differentiated Case Management (DCM) Conference or for Uniform Motion Calendar as described in the 15th Circuit's Administrative Order 3.107 (as amended). Any motion to continue the trial must comply with Fla. R. Civ. P. Rule 1.460, including verifications signed by the client(s). The Motion must be filed and the DCM Case Management Conference or Uniform Motion Calendar set no more than 30 DAYS from the last Defendant being served or as soon as circumstances giving rise to the need for a continuance becomes known and only for good cause. Every motion for a continuance must include a proposed amended DCMO resetting each pretrial deadline that remains applicable and indicating the month the case can be ready for trial.

DCM Case Management Conferences

DCM Case Management Conferences are scheduled through the Circuit's Online Scheduling System under DCM- Case Management Conference Scheduling. No less than ten (10) days in advance of the DCM Conference the parties must file with the Clerk a Joint Status Report that: 1. Concisely updates the court on the status of the case and 2. Identifies pending motions and other matters the court needs to address, and 3. If applicable, provides a proposed revised pretrial schedule. The parties must upload the Joint Status report at least 7 days in advance of a DCM Conference through the e-courtesy feature of the Circuit's Online Scheduling System. The parties are to be prepared at the DCM Conference to address the topics listed in Rule 1.200(a) and for the court, at its discretion, to hear or set for hearing any pending motions.

* The DCM Case Management Conference Dates become Available at the beginning of every other month, allowing for scheduling prior to the DCM Case Management Date.

E-Calendar Call Forms

This Division solely requires the submission of E-calendar Call forms. The E-Calendar Call Forms are attached by hyperlink to each due date. Please be sure to submit the completed form through email to CAD-DIVISIONAN@PBCGOV.ORG by 9:00 a.m. on the due date for the assigned trial docket.

Rolling Trial Dockets

If Parties were not reached on a prior trial docket, proceed by submitting the Order Rolling Case onto Next Trial Docket through the online scheduling system. This order does not extend deadlines but will place the case onto the upcoming trial docket as indicated in the language of the standard Order Rolling located under AN Forms and Orders. Please be sure to input the accurate upcoming trial docket dates, otherwise the order shall be rejected. Submission of the Order Rolling must be completed prior to the first week of any trial docket to be included in the desired trial docket.

For further information, please see the newly amended Divisional Instructions for Division AN.